"In Louis's enormous 'veils' of the 1950s the physical operations of pouring paint or tilting a canvas so that the paint floods down it are powerfully implied." (Caption, p.28); "[Clement] Greenberg's conception of 'Modernism' as synonymous with...

665 items from Louisville native Claude C. Matlack (1878-1944), an amateur photographer who, working as an engineer for his family's plumbing business, happened to capture on film the formative years of a settlement school built by feuding...

Known as The Traipsin' Woman, Jean Thomas traveled the mountains of eastern Kentucky taking snapshot photographs of the mountain way of life, writing, and promoting mountain folkways. She was particularly interested in the music, crafts, and...

Stone building ruins and columns surrounded by grass with mountains in the background. Title: 143. Recently Excavated Palace, Pompeii, Italy. Text on left: World Series. Reproduced from Original Stereoscopic Photograph. Text on right: Copyright...

Brick building with a center tower and two chimneys on the ends. Three archways in the front and two, bricked-in archways on the right side. The building is surrounded by overgrown grass. Title: 7007 - John Brown's Fort, Harper's Ferry, W. Va.,...

Seaside settlement and boats in harbor against mountainous background. One large ship occupies the middle of the harbor; smoke trails out of its smokestack. There are smaller boats in the water, as well, and a dock or pier extending into the water....

Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at left: scene of Belgium, with man watching woman making lace before backdrop of cathedral and thatched-roof cottage; scene of Ireland, with man watching woman carry pail on her head across...

A young girl and a boy, wearing overalls and apparently missing his right leg, walk with crutches next to a tobacco barn in the mountains, probably in eastern Kentucky. A woman wearing a bonnet dries out the tobacco leaves as a man wearing a hat...

Two small boys kneel on the ground with their hands on three earthenware jugs, perhaps resting before carrying the jugs to another location. Mountains, other children, a soldier and a stone wall with a wooden gate are behind them. Picture was taken...

A morning view of a cabin in the mountains of Bell County, Ky. A dirt road lined with several large trees and overgrown brush leads to an overlook. A small cabin sits at the end of the road to the left. It appears to be abandoned and has damage to...

As for myself, I am a creator and designer of authentic patterns and have been in 'Thelma Jo's Period & Portrait Doll Patterns' business for over 20 years. I have taught in national as well as regional conventions and have loved every minute in the...

Snow scene featuring a small lake or pond with reeds at its perimeter and snowy mountains in the background. A single snow-covered tree, a pole with a snow-covered sign, and a fence are also visible. Large holly leaves and berries decorate the...

Pine branch with pine cone and framed inset of a scene with a pine tree beside a moonlit body of water. Two snow-capped mountains are visible in the distance in the inset image. Postmarked 1909 on verso.

View of small town from a slight distance with tree-covered hills and mountains in the background and a fence and grassy area in the foreground. A few people sit on the grass. Among the buildings a steeple and tower are visible. Title: 406....

Aerial view of a town in a valley between mountains. Rows of houses and other buildings with mountains in the background. Title: 395-d. Georgetown, Colorado. Copyright, 1900, by C.L. Wesson. Text on left: International View Co. Text on right:...